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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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